[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17725-17726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8098]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project

    Participant Feedback on Training Under the Cooperative Agreement 
for Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II (OMB 
No. 0930-0195, Extension)--The Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for

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Mental Health Services (CMHS) intends to continue to conduct a multi-
site assessment of its Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care 
Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II until the end of the sites' 
expenditure of Program II funds (anticipated end date of September 
2002). The education programs funded under this cooperative agreement 
are designed to disseminate knowledge of the psychological and 
neuropsychiatric sequelae of HIV/AIDS to both traditional (e.g., 
psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, primary care physicians, medical 
students, and social workers) and non-traditional (e.g., clergy, and 
alternative health care workers) first-line providers of mental health 
services.
    The multi-site assessment is designed to assess the effectiveness 
of particular training curricula, document the integrity of training 
delivery formats, and assess the effectiveness of the various training 
delivery formats. Analyses will assist CMHS in documenting the numbers 
and types of traditional and non-traditional mental health providers 
accessing training; the content, nature and types of training 
participants receive; and the extent to which trainees experience 
knowledge, skill and attitude gains/changes as a result of training 
attendance. The multi-site data collection design uses a two-tiered 
data collection and analytic strategy to collect information on (1) the 
organization and delivery of training, and (2) the impact of training 
on participants' knowledge, skills and abilities.
    Information about the organization and delivery of training will be 
collected from trainers and staff who are funded by these cooperative 
agreements hence there is no respondent burden. All training 
participants attending sessions lasting less than 6 hours will be asked 
to complete a brief feedback form at the end of the training session. 
Trainees attending sessions lasting 6 hours or longer will be asked to 
complete brief pre- and post-session feedback questionnaires. A sample 
of trainees attending sessions lasting 6 hours or longer will also be 
asked to complete a brief follow-up telephone interview three months 
after the training session. CMHS has funded seven education sites under 
the Cooperative Agreement for Mental Health Care Provider Education in 
HIV/AIDS Program II. The annual burden estimates for this activity are 
shown below:

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                                      Responses per      Estimated  number of        Hours per
                Form                   respondent     respondents  ( x  7 sites)     response       Total hours
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                                                  All Sessions
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Session Report Form................               1  60  x  7 = 420                        0.080              34
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                                           Sessions Less than 6 Hours
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Participant Feedback Form..........               1  600  x  7 = 4200                      0.167             701
Neuropsychiatric Participant                      1  75  x  7 = 525                        0.167              88
 Feedback Form.
Ethics Participant Feedback Form...               1  75  x  7 = 525                        0.167              88
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                                           Sessions 6 Hours or Longer
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Pre-Training Participant Inventory.               1  200  x  7 = 1400                      0.167             234
Post-Training Participant Inventory               1  200  x  7 = 1400                      0.250             350
Neuropsychiatric Pre-Training                     1  50  x  7 = 350                        0.167              58
 Participant Inventory.
Neuropsychiatric Post-Training                    1  50  x  7 = 350                        0.250              88
 Participant Inventory.
Participant Follow-up Form.........               1  45  x  7 = 315                        0.250              79
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                                             Monthly Form Submission
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Monthly Form Mailing...............            1 12  84                                    0.167              14
    Total..........................  ..............  7,504                        ..............          1,733
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1 Per site.

    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 27, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 01-8098 Filed 4-2-01; 8:45 am]
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